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A gnome grows in Chelsea - at the flower show, that is

LONDON - Some spectators at London's Chelsea Flower Show wouldn't be caught dead with one in the boot of their Bentley, but garden gnomes have turned up at the show's 100th edition this year, for charity.

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Jon Stewart's humour a hit with millions of envious Chinese

SHANGHAI - Humour may not always translate well, but Jon Stewart is picking up millions of fans in China, where his gloves-off political satire is refreshing for many in a country where such criticism is a rarity - especially when directed at their own leaders. | Video

Entertainment, 20 May 2013

Winning ticket for $590.5 million Powerball lottery sold in Florida

- A single winning ticket for a record U.S. Powerball lottery jackpot worth $590.5 million (£389.3 million) was sold in Florida, organizers said late on Saturday, but there was no immediate word about who won one of the largest jackpots in U.S. history.

19 May 2013

EU finds time to tell restaurants how to serve olive oil

BRUSSELS - Critics ridiculed European Union bureaucrats on Saturday for taking time off fighting the euro zone's debt crisis to impose strict new rules on how restaurants serve olive oil.

18 May 2013

Canadian astronaut wrestles with gravity after spaceflight

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida - Back on Earth, Canadian astronaut and cyberspace tweeter Chris Hadfield is getting a rough re-introduction to gravity after a five-month stint aboard the International Space Station, the former commander told reporters during a video webcast from Houston.

17 May 2013

Dancer says showgirls dressed as Obama, nuns at Berlusconi party

MILAN - The nightclub dancer at the centre of former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's "bunga bunga" sex trial told a court on Friday that guests at the media tycoon's parties dressed as nuns, nurses and U.S. President Barack Obama.

17 May 2013

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The last huzzah?

Today, this site freezes in time. You can always revisit it for a little nostalgia, like that old amusement park in the creepy part of town, with all the chains and cobwebs...

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